Alright Babez! Lets see the variety of picks we can get, post the brand of your pick, as well as its gauge, and the type of music you play. From Big Stubby to Fender light's, or from Heavy Metal to Black/Death... I don't care... post post...

I normally use Dunlop 3.0 mm. Big Stubbies, and play alotta Black Metal

2004-12-12, 18:12

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George Dennis 0,88 sharp - I usually play death metal and metalcore, only rythm though, my leads suck..

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Hi, my name's John and I've been addicted to my Martin .98 for the past 6 years. I need a new one, but I don't want to change it because it's so comfortable and I don't know whether I could play death metal without it. It's beginning to dominate my life so that's why I'm here. OK, thanks for listening guys - it means a lot to me.

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2004-12-12, 19:25

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*points and laughs and john...steals his pic*

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I have a Jazz III like that, its so rounded that I cannot use a new one now.

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2004-12-12, 19:32

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a really big ibanez not sure how thick pick. It's really comfortable. I mostly use it to play death metal, power metal, thras metal and blues.
I also have a fender 60 mm pick that I like a lot for playing leads.

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2004-12-12, 22:01

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I have been using Dunlop's 1.14mm Gator Grip for about 3 or 4 years now and I don't plan on changing anytime soon. In fact, I bought about 150 of the damn things at a local Mars Music a few years ago, so it looks like I am gonna have plenty of picks for a long time to come.

I know that the Jazz III is loved by many, but I can't get used to it no matter how long I play with it. I have big hands, so that might be the problem (seems to be the problem, anyway.)

2004-12-12, 22:03

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plectr'o's thick smooth jazz - the are like a polo mint! fucking great!

Dunlop Tortex or Fender .73mm (the yellow ones). I just play my own shit, heavy, progressive metal.

By the way, I don't know if I'm the only one but I start to lose some precision after they start to round off a little and have to go to a new pick immediately. So I get 2-3 days of practice / play if I'm lucky before I gotta go to a new pick.

LOL, unless I can't find any and then I check in the couches, under end tables, drawers, and wherever else until I can find some old rounded off, worn down yellow. That's happened a few times. Even been desperate enough for a pick a time or two that I used the little piece of plastic that used to come on the bread bag. Sigh. Where have all the good times gone?

Same here. I tend to chew up softer picks and these stay together fine and very comfortable.

haha me too, i chew em and will use the same pic for months, its like they just dont ware down

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2004-12-13, 19:33

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i use a red dunlop jazz III, the small ones

for those of you who think that the jazz III are too small, get the xl versions

2004-12-13, 21:59

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for those of you who think that the jazz III are too small, get the xl versions

No shit, I didn't even know they made an XL Jazz III.
Gonna have to track one of them down.

I had been playing the 3mm 'big stubby'. I thought it was pretty good until I picked up one of my many Jazz IIIs, damn, those are much better.
The red ones kick the black ones asses. Black ones give you bad tone

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2004-12-14, 07:36

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yeah, our other guitarist uses them! not bad, but from using plectros, any other type of pick i use i always use the more rounded bit of the pic

quite annoying really.

2004-12-14, 08:19

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i used to use the green tortex but i have since moved onto clayton picks, i got these oens with flames on them, i don't know much else about it as i stole them from my old man. they have such an awesome feel i'll never use anything else again.

i play everything but my main band is doom/melodic death/straight metal

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2004-12-14, 08:19

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i dont even know what kind of pick i use.. its a Gaytyricon logo'd black pick that says Volcano, In Stores Now! that probably came from the package of the album of the same name. some dude who wears fishnet shirts and anal penetrated himself with a microphone (which is a story beyond the scope of this post) left it laying around the band practice shed. I found it and started playing (yeh i washed it first, you cant be too careful), its turned out to be my favorie pick. its probably made of some shizy non guitar pick material and not meant to be used, but damn if it doesnt work pretty good. I've got the standard 1mm and .88 dunlop nylons and .88 and .73 tortex and a 3mm little stubby but I keep using this one.

2004-12-14, 08:28

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anally penetrated with a microphone huh? i think thats a story to go put in the RTT i wanna hear this, as disturbing as it may be

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Black Sabbath are so good, so I wouldnt say anything to disrespect them.
Cunt face.

Rest in Peace Dime, thank you for changing my world on vulgar display of power, thank you for being my next step after sabbath, and thank you for inspiring me to pick up that guitar and learn some heavy fucking metal \m/ your memory will live on forever

I know I've answered this in the threads of years passed, but what the hell, I'll answer again. I try to use Dunlop Tortex Standards whenever I can, the gauges either .50, .60, or .73mm, with an extreme preference toward the .60s. Sometimes I have to buy larger or smaller gauges because they are the only Tortex available. Sometimes I even have to buy the nylons, which I HATE, but I need Tortex.

I really wish the music stores around here just stayed stocked in the orange Tortex standard .60s. I'd be a happy man.

Its actually true about losing the clear picks, its annoying, i bought three once because I thought they were cool lol, everytime i dropped one while playing guitar or something it would always roll someone and be so hard to find, I lost all 3 in like 3 days? Wonder where they are right now

what are the advantages of a thiker/thinner pick.also, why do you prefer thker or thinner?
i prefer a thinker pick also, but somtimes ive found that with a thin pik and im talkin pretty thin i can tremelo pick pretty fast somtimes.but usually i use thik

Thicker is better for me because when i shred with a thin pick that fucker starts to bend. I only use thin picks for my acoustic.

2005-01-04, 02:48

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what are the advantages of a thiker/thinner pick.also, why do you prefer thker or thinner?
i prefer a thinker pick also, but somtimes ive found that with a thin pik and im talkin pretty thin i can tremelo pick pretty fast somtimes.but usually i use thik

are you typing with your cock? what the fuck?

2005-01-04, 09:06

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are you typing with your cock? what the fuck?

what's your problem? he just asked and told us his experience...

2005-01-04, 11:27

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Dunlop 2.00 mm pick. I play rock, death,melodic and extreme metal.

2005-01-04, 14:19

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Quote:

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what are the advantages of a thiker/thinner pick.also, why do you prefer thker or thinner?
i prefer a thinker pick also, but somtimes ive found that with a thin pik and im talkin pretty thin i can tremelo pick pretty fast somtimes.but usually i use thik

yea I'm with younguitarist on that one, if they're to thin they start to bend and somtimes brake.

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2005-01-04, 22:01

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Ibanez 1mm because im too cheap to buy something else (this, along with a few other colors came with my guitar).

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2005-01-05, 00:19

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Depends on what pick I feel like at the time. I have a small black Gibson pick(used by Kirk Hammet) which is very thin and flexible, but it's too worn out to see the gauge(it reads "medium"). Most of the time I like to use that one, but I also use a Dunlop 1.14 mm frequently. I play thrash, heavy, power, and death metal(little BM too), but I play mostly acoustic instrumental stuff since I don't have an electric guitar yet(stuff like Dissection's "Into Infinite Obscurity" and Morbid Angel's "Desolate Ways", but I finger pick on those).

I also have a Dunlop 1.4mm and 2.0mm, but those fuckers are hard as hell to play with.

2005-01-05, 01:45

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what's your problem? he just asked and told us his experience...

shut up faggot. i was talking about his spelling mistakes.

2005-01-05, 10:37

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shut up faggot. i was talking about his spelling mistakes.

calm down...

2005-01-08, 15:21

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i used two kind of picks.for soloing i use stubby's 2mm.while for rhtym i use jim dunlops gel picks.

2005-01-08, 16:52

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and how would you pull this off live?

i imaging swapping picks would be quite difficult?

2005-01-09, 00:08

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i only use onlop stubbies 3mm

in only play death, cryptopsy, hate eternal and stuff, and some dimmu.
i like it for the fast picking cus the dont get stuck between ur strings like an 1mm would.
ow yeah if my typings lousy heres why

2005-01-11, 00:29

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when i play live i play only as a lead guitar.so i would stick to the stubby's.dont need to switch picks.ive just switched to this picks.they are kinda small so i had difficulty in using them to play rhytm.maybe it takes some time for me to be comfortable with it.

2005-01-11, 14:03

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I use dunlop 3.0mm. And I play alot of metalcore and melodic deathmetal.

The grey ones with a bit of grip at the top.
Light enough so you can strum, but heavy enough so you can tremelo pick.
Change that to 1mm if playing 12 gauge strings (c tuning baby, oh yeah!!)
I normally play black, death, power or dodge tapping stuff a la midnight ( song BTW)

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I use these pointy dunlop blue (i think 1mm) ones. I love these pointy picks and it's all i ever use. It's great for trem picking

2005-01-23, 08:22

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Dunlop .38,for everything,great for soloing,and i like to use my hands for rythm too.I use finger-picks for acoustic/steel string stuff.

2005-01-28, 17:14

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2.0mm Derlin 500 dunlops are what I use. Death, Shred, and Progressive metal is what I play.

2005-01-29, 12:13

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Planet Waves 1.09mm. I play death metal.

2005-01-29, 14:18

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I use Dunlop .73 and play Thrash/Power/Death

2005-01-30, 04:44

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I use........objects. Sometimes I use quarters, and then my string suffers from my laziness to get up, walk across my room and grab the appropriate tool. Sometimes I take guitar picks from my friends, because I always suspect them of doing the same to me....but last time I checked, I use a somewhat - floppy Dunlop U.S.A .58mm